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17 Ιουν 2022 · A little over 100 years ago a man called Walter L. Jacobs started Hertz, and the rest is history. Discover the humble beginnings of our car hire company. Today, we celebrate the small victories, landmark achievements, and milestones that we’ve accomplished for over a century.
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (formerly The Hertz Corporation), known as Hertz, is an American car rental company based in Estero, Florida. The company operates its namesake Hertz brand, along with the brands Dollar Rent A Car, Firefly Car Rental and Thrifty Car Rental.
Discover why millions of customers every year trust Hertz for their rental car needs. How It All Began. In 1918, an ambitious pioneer of auto renting named Walter Jacobs began what is now known as The Hertz Corporation. At the age of 22, Jacobs founded a car rental company with a mere 12 Model-Ts and set up shop just south of Chicago's loop.
The Hertz Corporation is the world's largest car rental company, handling more than 30 million rentals worldwide with approximately 6,500 locations in more than 140 countries and a fleet of 550,000 vehicles, including 300,000 vehicles in the United States.
The road to establishing Autohellas Hertz as the largest car rental company in Greece and Europe began in 1966 in Crete, where Theodoros Vassilakis signed a partnership agreement to become a Hertz agent.
HISTORY. In 1918 22-year-old car salesman, Walter L. Jacobs, founded a car rental agency in Chicago with a dozen Ford Model Ts. By 1923 Jacobs' fleet of cars had grown to 600, and his company, DriveUrSelf, was producing nearly $1 million in annual revenues.
The origins of the Hertz Corporation date back to 1918, when Walter L. Jacobs established a small car rental business in Chicago. His operations began with twelve Ford Model Ts and expanded within five years to include a fleet of 600 cars.